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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 5, 2010
Sunday Mass Schedule Daily Readings
THERE WILL BE ONE MASS ON LABOR DAY AT 9:00 AM
2010 is our 140th anniversary as a faith community We will begin the celebration with a special Mass on Tuesday Sept. 14th with the Feast of the Holy Cross and we will end our celebration on the Feast of the Holy Cross, 2011 with a special Mass celebrated by the bishop. Please watch this page and the weekly bulletin for more information as the year progresses. And come and celebrate! Click here for more.
CCD News
Registration for the 2010 - 2011 CCD year will soon be closing. If you have not done so, please print and complete the forms and return them to the Religious Education Office. Registration for Kindergarten through Junior High (see below for Confirmation) has closed temporarily so that we may prepare class rosters prior to Open House. No registrations will be accepted after Oct.1,2010 unless the children are coming from an existing program in another parish. Registration for Summer CCD will close on Dec. 31, 2010.
Information is available online for CCD Registration Click HERE for details
Teen Wire
CONFIRMATION
Registration for the Confirmation Program ended on Aug. 17th. After that date we will only accept registrations from families who have recently moved into the area. No registrations will be accepted after Sept. 9, 2010.
Students who completed the 8th grade by June of 2010 are invited to take the faith journey that leads to Confirmation. Click HERE for forms and details.
OFFICE HOURS
All offices are closed Monday, Sept 6 in observance of Labor Day
The PARISH OFFICE resumes normal hours, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, starting Tuesday, Sept 7
Do we have your current email address?
If not, email it to encramer@holycrossnet.org
Ministry
Schedule the September -
October
Ministry Schedule for Altar Servers, Lectors and EM's is available
online
here
THANK YOU's
Thank you to everyone who continues to donate canned goods to our Samaritan Food Pantry. Weekly we continue to hand out food supplies to families in our parish and community.
OPPORTUNITIES
Come
to the Party
Sunday, Sept 12 beginning at 11 am, we are having a Hispanic Festival on
the back lawn of the Holy Cross campus with Food, Games, Music, a Moon Bounce,
Face Painting and more. Proceeds will be used to fund the celebration of the
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12.
Singing is Praying Twice ! The Choir Season for Holy Cross is starting over the next few weeks. If you enjoy playing an instrument or singing and can make a commitment, all choirs are interested in your participation. See the Bulletin for details.
Children's Liturgy of the Word Volunteers are needed to help in this ministry at the Sunday 9:15 am Mass. Contact Marianne Fantas, 387-1010, for more information.
Adoration Chapel We have the following hours open: Monday 2:00 am,Tuesday 1:00 am, 2:00 am, 3:00 am,4:00 am, Wednesday 3:00 am, 4:00 am, Thursday 11:00 pm, Friday 3:00 am, 4:00 am, Saturday 2:00 am, 3:00 am, Noon, 7:00 PM, 11:00 pm. Please contact JoAnn Pate to inquire about Perpetual Adoration, 674-4496
Help the Men's Shelter Donations are always needed to help support the Men's Shelter. If you would like to contribute, send your donations to the Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing, 684 Forest St, Dover DE 19901. Thank you.
Pregnancy Help Center Representatives will be speaking after the Masses on Sept 11/12. They have outgrown their current home and must find a larger space. Donation envelopes will be provided. There will be a Benefit Dinner at Polytech High on 9/30. Bishop Malooly is the guest speaker. Tickets - $35 /per person.
Automated Offertory Giving through Faith Direct. Now you can automate your donations to Holy Cross using credit cards or direct debit of your checking account. Visit www.faithdirect.com to enroll securely online. Our parish code is DE251.
NUESTRA FAMILIA HISPANA
ANUNCIOS:
Todos los Viernes habrá hora santa
a las 8:00 de la noche, venga y pase una hora con Jesús Sacramentado.
La Virgen Peregrina sigue visitando familias; si usted desea tenerla una semana en su casa por favor de
Se necesitan voluntarios para ayudar con la venta de comida los domingos. Si puede ayudar con un plato para vender o ayudar con la venta de la comida.
El dia Domingo 12 de Septiembre tendremos un Festival en honor a Nuestra Herencia Católica Hispana. Si usted desea colaborar por favor de comunicarse con la Sra. Arline Dosman at 302- 674-5787 ext. 118
EVENTS
Sept 7 Dave Ramsey Course 6:30 pm in Matthew/Mark Conference room in ELC
Sept 9 Bible Study 9:00 am Luke Conference Room ELC
Sept 12 Hispanic Festival - Open to All 11:00 am on the back field
RCIA Information and Schedules - Holy Cross RCIA website
1st and 3rd Wednesdays - Charismatic Prayer in the Bride's Room at 7:00 p.m. Saturday Prayer Vigil for Life 2nd Saturday of each month between 11:00 am and noon at the Planned Parenthood Office on S. Governors Ave. For information, contact jim@cordie.us
The Healing Corner - The sharing of information, stories, and articles on various issues. It is hoped that the information shared will be of help, hope, inspiration and/ or comfort. Diane Dellinger MS, CT Ministry of Caring. Click HERE for more.
Come, visit the Social Justice web pages. Click HERE.
GET CONNECTED. JOIN THE PRAYER LINE. Email hcprayerline@verizon.net and put I WANT TO JOIN in the subject line. To request prayer, email your intention to that email address. Put Prayer Request in the subject line
Click here to visit Life's A Blessing.
TOUR HOLY CROSS CHURCH AT CHRISTMAS - Click here to view a beautiful Church tour created by parishioner Tony Pastoriza
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Prayer for Priests
O Loving Father, You
are holiness itself. Through the Baptismal water and the Holy
Spirit, You call all Your children to holiness. From
among the priesthood of believers, You have called and set aside
certain men to share in the ministerial priesthood of Your Son and
our Lord, Jesus Christ. Nothing matters more than that they become
holy and loving servants of the Church. During this “Year for
Priest”, we pray for all those who respond to the Master’s call to
become priestly servants of your people. May their ministry and
their
lives help them to grow in holiness. Draw them ever deeper, Father,
into the mystery of Your Divine Love.
We ask this prayer through Christ our High Priest, who is Lord, for
ever and ever. Amen.
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